Course Unit Page
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Teacher Lucia Carboni
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Learning modules Lucia Carboni (Modulo 1)
Fabio Vivarelli (Modulo 2)
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Credits 6
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SSD BIO/14
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
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Language English
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Campus of Rimini
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Degree Programme Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 9078)
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Course Timetable from Mar 02, 2022 to Mar 24, 2022
Course Timetable from Apr 01, 2022 to May 18, 2022
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Academic Year 2021/2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student: - possesses scientific knowledge that allows him to carry out the morphological identification of drugs, to recognize their animal or vegetable origin and, in the latter case, preparation and habitat; - is able to recognize the chemical structures that represent their active principles of which he knows the application in the pharmacological / therapeutic field or in the technological or cosmetics ones; - is able to evaluate the use of herbal preparations.
Course contents
Unit 1 Pharmacognosy: Lucia Carboni
Definition of pharmacognosy. Morphology, phytochemistry, pharmacological efficacy, safety, and pharmacological interactions of crude drugs. Harvesting and conservation of medicinal plants. Factors influencing the nature and amount of active constituents in crude drugs. Quality control of plant material.
Identification, main characteristics, active constituents, and therapeutic efficacy of crude drugs containing carbohydrates; lipids; phenolic, tannin, anthraquinone, saponin, cardioactive, cyanogenetic, anthocyanin, flavonoid glycosides; coumarins; glucosinolates. Crude drugs containing terpene and terpenoid derivatives: volatile oils, resins, balsams. Crude drugs containing alkaloids.
Unit 2 Phytotherapy: Fabio Vivarelli
Definition of phytotherapy. Polyvalent action. Phytotherapic treatments of the gastrointestinal and biliary system; the cardiovascular system; the respiratory system; the central nervous system; the endocrine system; the reproductive and urinary tracts; the eye, ear, nose, and orthopharynx. Weight management. Adaptogen phytotherapy. Tumour inhibitors of natural origin; supportive phytotherapies.
Readings/Bibliography
Heinrich, Barnes, Prieto-Garcia, Gibbons, Williamson «Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy» Elsevier, 2018
Evans «Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy 16th Edition» Saunders Ltd., 2009
Teaching methods
The course is delivered by oral teaching (48 hours).
Assessment methods
Students are evaluated in an oral examination on Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy programmes. Exams will be taken online if the situation so required.
Teaching tools
Teaching tools are available on Virtuale web site. Samples of crude drugs from medicinal plants will be displayed during the course.
Office hours
See the website of Lucia Carboni
See the website of Fabio Vivarelli
Alumni